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Africa’s Great Green Wall Of Trees To Fight The Sahara Desert

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Ross.

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Despite the emphasis on developed countries to cut their carbon footprints, and the major developing nations such as India and China to reduce the carbon intensity of their growth, the biggest front in the war against climate change has opened up in Africa: the continent least responsible and most affected.
Planning for the Desertec Project - [...]

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Desertec: The Project, The Problems & The Pipe Dream

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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Since July 13th 2009, a scheme to build a gigantic array of solar thermal power stations all over the Sahara to provide electrical power to Europe and North Africa has been garnering the attention of the media, especially in solar-mad Germany.
Although little more than a website and a memorandum of understanding at present, the Desertec [...]

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Nigerian Textile Industry In Need Of Efficiency Drive

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Nigeria’s textile industry has recently undergone a massive decline. The once-booming sector boasted over 140 firms but now that number is down to 45: only 20 of which are currently operating and even they are producing below their maximum potential. Despite issues with fake imports and transport infrastructure, the problem of energy efficiency was first [...]